Contaminated water has leaked from one of Santos's coal seam gas drilling site in northern New South Wales. Photo: Brendan Esposito
FOUR separate leaks of polluted water have now taken place at a coal seam gas drilling site near Narrabri in northern NSW since June, the resources company Santos confirmed.
FOUR separate leaks of polluted water have now taken place at a coal seam gas drilling site near Narrabri in northern NSW since June, the resources company Santos confirmed.
The spills of contaminated water led to the detection last month of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead and chromium, plus traces of petrochemicals in water and earth samples taken in the Pilliga forest area.
Tests last year also showed elevated levels of metals and chemicals, though these were initially blamed on the use of chemical fertilisers on farms. The company then conceded that an unreported spill of 10,000 litres of polluted water had taken place in June.
But Santos has now reported a series of leaks that occurred since it took over the site from Eastern Star Gas late last year.
SMH
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